FT Partners Advises Google Capital on its Lead Role in Credit Karma's $85 mm Capital Raise
Overview of Transaction
- On March 12, 2014, Credit Karma announced it closed an $85 mm equity round led by new investor Google Capital
- David Lawee, Partner at Google Capital, will join Credit Karma's Board
- Credit Karma's existing investors, Ribbit Capital and Susquehanna Growth Equity, also participated in the round, as well as new investor, Tiger Global Management
- The investment follows a year of exponential growth for Credit Karma, including triple-digit percentage growth in site membership, revenue and headcount
- Credit Karma is a consumer finance and technology company that provides more than 20 million consumers with free access to their credit scores and free monitoring of their credit and financial accounts
- Google Capital is a growth equity fund backed by Google that invests in companies that use technology to change the way people experience the world
Significance of Transaction
- Credit Karma will use the new capital to invest heavily in new, free services to help consumers understand and manage their finances
- Additional capital also supports continued efforts to make finding and applying for new financial services products intelligent and seamless
- Credit Karma also plans on accelerating employee hiring in order to meet these goals
FT Partners' Role
- FT Partners served as the advisor to Google Capital on its lead role in the investment
- Highlights FT Partners' continued success in advising a broad range of top-tier financial investors